The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-04-29

luStltutlOu, muhhS ~ tue uOOrWHy
to an active christian life and a
church home. For this is the OBJ
ject of all our work.
During the last twelve months rs
we have labored along this line, we
have found many encouragements
and much for which to be thankful.
Tonight, we pause for little to
look backward over the way we have
come, and il may be, to catch fresh
inspiration for the duties before us.
Most of the Committees have
been quite faithful to the work as
signed them, especially the Com
mittees on Devotional work, Tenn
perance, Reading Room and Finance.
Some of the Committees have not
been remarkably successful as a
whole, but few of the individual
members of each, have done good
work.
The Entertainment Committee
started off well at the beginning of
the year, but soon showed signs of
weakness caused mainly by the loss
sustained in the removal to London,
of Mr.. Il. III. Davies, the former
energetic chairman. This is an i'm
portant committee, and we hope for
better things from the new one
during the coming year.
The Committee on Visitation has
made weekly calls at the Hospital,
ministering to the needs of the sick
young men as opportunity offered.
During part of the year the Pri-
son has also been visited regularly.
Business depression has made it
impossible to find employment for
more than a small proportion of the
large number of applicants, yet the
Committee feel they have done what
they could, and several young men
hold good positions to-day as a
result.
During the first of the year our
experience with Welcome Com
mittee was we'll calculated to de-
velop some Of the strong christian
graces, especially one,-Departure
from the city deprived us of the few
to be counted on" and the work
of this committee has since been
continued on general principles with
quite as good success, the Secretary
acting as chairman of an morgan
lied committee. A goodly number
of young men have thus been in
duced to pass their evenings in con-
versation, or over the social games
in the parlor. The new game OF
CrOkonole, n present from MIR. j.
b. Atherton, procured in the East,
seems to be the favorite.
A few destitute young men have
been provided with rooms, food and
clothing, and in three instances with
medical attention.
For five months class Of POrtu
guese young men have been in
structed in English two evenings
each week by Prof. Manuel Jose d.
Freitas.
Mr.. T.. G. Jones has taught ;
class in bookkeeping every Monday
evening throughout the year excep
during vacation and recent visit tt
America.
Our religious meetings have beer
spiritual and helpful. Special meet
ings were held during the "Week o
Prayer" for young men in Novem
Der. The General Secretary pre-
sented the work of the Internationa
Committee and collection of 1922. 81
was taken for the same. Durln!
ten months of the year we have con
Quoted a Sunday morning Bibl
class for young men in the AssOcia
ton parlor, with an average attend
ance of 8. The scope of our religion
work is not so far reaching as
ought to be; but with the presen
claims upon our members for wor
not under our auspices, it is hard t
find men or time available for en-
largement.
The membership of the Associa
ton one year ago was 210, sine
then Is voting members and 80 n;
sociate members have joined, maxim
total of AZ new members for tn
year; Notwithstanding this apparer
gain, the changes in our pOpulatio
have been so great that with the fe
who have failed to renew, our pr,
sent membership is reduced to l9t
There have been IL bushes
meetings of the Association; tot
attendance 2G9, average "a.
There have been 10 meetings c
the Board of Directors; total a
tendance 52, average 5.
The Y. M. G. A. Boys have ha
a prosperous year, and graduate
J one of their number into the pareI
Association, at the March meetin!
Mrs. +. j. Lowrey, the formt
efficient president, has resigned
and her place has been taken
Mrs. w. +. Merritt, of Oahu CO
loua un1nr whnsa wise and pnthus